2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

Last updated March 04, 2019

Events at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
20 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The men's 800 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22, 23 and 24 June in Kings Park Stadium.^[1]

The 800 metres, or 800 meters, is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of the track and has been an Olympic event since the first games in 1896. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200-metre track, therefore requiring four laps.

2016 African Championships in Athletics 20th edition of international track and field competition for African athletes

The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa from 22 to 26 June 2016. It was the second time that Durban and South Africa hosted this competition.

The Kings Park Stadium, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nijel Amos Botswana	Jacob Rozani South Africa	Rynhardt van Rensburg South Africa

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Boaz Kiprugut	Kenya	1:48.63	Q
2	3	Sampson Laari	Ghana	1:48.80	Q
3	4	Jacob Rozani	South Africa	1:49.91	Q
4	3	Kabelo Mohlosi	South Africa	1:49.94	Q
5	1	Nijel Amos	Botswana	1:50.19	Q
6	4	Bacha Morka	Ethiopia	1:50.25	Q
7	3	Nyasha Mutsetse	Zimbabwe	1:50.34	q
8	1	Albertino Mamba	Mozambique	1:50.39	Q
9	4	Mohammad Dookun	Mauritius	1:50.88	Q
10	1	Moussa Camara	Mali	1:51.08	Q
11	1	Dey Dey	South Sudan	1:53.20	q
12	3	Fathi Ahmed Adam	Sudan	1:53.82	q
13	3	Abraham Matet	South Sudan	1:54.85	q
14	4	Abraham Guot Thon	South Sudan	2:02.03
15	2	Benedicto Makumba	Malawi	2:02.22	Q
16	2	Boitumelo Masilo	Botswana	2:02.57	Q
17	2	Rynhardt van Rensburg	South Africa	2:02.81	Q
18	1	Yobsan Girma	Ethiopia	9:99.99!DNS
18	1	Benjamín Enzema	Equatorial Guinea	9:99.99!DNS
18	1	Lumpongu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9:99.99!DNS
18	2	Abubaker Kaki Khamis	Sudan	9:99.99!DNS
18	2	Feysal Mohamed Adan	Somalia	9:99.99!DNS
18	2	Daniel Nghipandulwa	Namibia	9:99.99!DNS
18	2	Adisa Girma	Ethiopia	9:99.99!DNS
18	3	Eric Nzikwinkunda	Burundi	9:99.99!DNS
18	4	Kevin Bobando	Republic of the Congo	9:99.99!DNS
18	4	Samuel Yaro	Ghana	9:99.99!DNS
18	4	Lamin Keita	Gambia	9:99.99!DNS
18	4	Gift Ngwenya	Zimbabwe	9:99.99!DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Albertino Mamba	Mozambique	1:48.36	Q
2	2	Sampson Laari	Ghana	1:48.46	Q
3	2	Jacob Rozani	South Africa	1:48.48	Q
4	2	Boitumelo Masilo	Botswana	1:48.52	q
5	2	Nyasha Mutsetse	Zimbabwe	1:49.69	q
6	1	Nijel Amos	Botswana	1:49.91	Q
7	1	Rynhardt van Rensburg	South Africa	1:50.55	Q
8	1	Kabelo Mohlosi	South Africa	1:51.30	Q
9	1	Moussa Camara	Mali	1:51.59
10	1	Mohammad Dookun	Mauritius	1:52.45
11	1	Dey Dey	South Sudan	1:52.91
12	1	Fathi Ahmed Adam	Sudan	1:53.39
13	2	Bacha Morka	Ethiopia	1:56.21
14	2	Benedicto Makumba	Malawi	2:00.46
15	1	Boaz Kiprugut	Kenya	9:99.99!DQ
15	2	Abraham Matet	South Sudan	9:99.99!DQ

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01!	Nijel Amos	Botswana	1:45.11
02!	Jacob Rozani	South Africa	1:45.38
03!	Rynhardt van Rensburg	South Africa	1:46.15
4	Boitumelo Masilo	Botswana	1:46.16
5	Albertino Mamba	Mozambique	1:46.34
6	Sampson Laari	Ghana	1:47.62
7	Kabelo Mohlosi	South Africa	1:50.00
8	Nyasha Mutsetse	Zimbabwe	1:50.90

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